DES MOINES, IOWA (January 10, 2022) — Small-business owners across Iowa, along with NFIB, the state’s leading small-business organization, are urging state lawmakers to listen to small-business owners as they continue to recover from the pandemic. Today, January 10, is the first day of the 2022 legislative session.

FAYETTE, IOWA (January 10, 2022) — Upper Iowa University (UIU) joins the nation in commemorating the life of Dr Martin Luther King Jr on Monday, January 17. In lieu of classes throughout the day, UIU will host "Dr Martin Luther King: Lessons he taught us in a world that didn't listen."

YANKTON, SD (January 7, 2022) — Mount Marty University in Yankton, South Dakota, is pleased to announce the Fall 2021 Dean's List Honorees. The Dean's List Honoree at Mount Marty University is defined as a full-time undergraduate student completing a full-time load of graded course-work with a minimum-term grade-point average of 3.5.

The fall 2021 Dean's List honorees include the following local students:

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DES MOINES, IOWA (January 7, 2021) — Small-business owners continue to struggle to increase their workforce, with 25% of owners saying labor-quality was their top business problem in December, according to